8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Eighth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment), also known as the Eagle Regiment, mustered into the service of the United States on September 13, 1861, at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin. They left the state on October 12th for Missouri. Active Duty At the start, they engaged in
7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Seventh Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States on the September 16, 1861, leaving the State on the 21st and reaching Washington, D.C., October 1, 1861. Active Duty They joined General Kings
6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Sixth Wisconsin Regiment Infantry (6th Wisconsin Regiment Infantry) was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into the service of the United States on July 16, 1861. The regiment left the state on July 28. They reached Washington, D.C. on August 7, 1861, going into camp in
5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Fifth regiment of Infantry was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States on July 13, 1861. The Regiment left the State on July 24, going directly to Washington, D.C. Active Duty The Fifth, assigned to General Kings Brigade, remained in
Desegregation in the Military
What is the Executive Order 9981? On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981: The Desegregation of the Armed Forces. This order banned segregation in the armed forces and ordered the full integration of all branches of service. The order also mandated equality of treatment and
3rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Third Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (3rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and mustered into the service of the United States on the June 29, 1861. The regiment left the State on the July 12, reporting at Hagerstown, Maryland. from which point they marched to Harpers
2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Second regiment of Infantry was first organized under the call for volunteers for three months service. After the full number was accepted, the Second mustered into the service of the U.S. on June 11, 1861, in Madison, Wisconsin. Their term of service was specified as "Three years or
Remembering the Korean Armistice: 1,100 Days as a Prisoner of War
On July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed that began a ceasefire between North Korea and South Korea, although occasional hostilities flare between the two countries continue to this day. While this declaration of ceasefire was not a formal end to the war, it marks an important day in which
1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization A week after the muster out of the First Infantry (three months), an order called for the regiment’s reorganization into a regiment with a three year term of enlistment. Under the supervision of Col. John C. Starkweather, the First Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) was mustered into
Juneteenth: How Wisconsin Was There at the Beginning
Juneteenth: A New National Holiday with Origins in 1865 Even though President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday on June 17, 2021, as is the case with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, the origin of Juneteenth lies in the U.S. Civil War, which was fought from April 12,